Bogner Wessex V2

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Run Fender Prosonic after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Run Blackstar St. James 100 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Blackstar Series One 200 answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Soldano Astro-20 Combo leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W's warm balances out the bright tone

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Run ZVEX Fuzz Factory after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Put Greer Black Mountain in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run MXR Analog Chorus after Bogner Wessex V2 in the signal chain, clear of Bogner Wessex V2's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Bogner Wessex V2's full voice out front: T-Rex Junior Roomate goes after Bogner Wessex V2 in the signal chain so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte's pristine voice goes after Bogner Wessex V2 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Bogner Wessex V2's own full character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Bogner Wessex V2 — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here